Factor Structure of CIWA-Ar in Alcohol Withdrawal

Table 2

CIWA-Ar items frequency, mean, and SD at 24 hours and 36 hours (N = 201)*.

CIWA-Ar items	24 hours			36 hours
	Present%	Mean	SD	Present%	Mean	SD
(1) Anxiety	91	3.67	2.06	91	2.96	1.92
(2) Nausea	25.9	.51	1.09	58.7	.92	.95
(3) Paroxysmal sweats	69.2	1.31	1.54	75	1.04	.86
(4) Headache and fullness in head	28.9	.44	.86	12.9	.17	.49
(5) Tremor	94.5	3.82	1.99	94.5	4.62	1.78
(6) Visual disturbances	30.3	1.01	1.75	53.2	.72	.90
(7) Auditory disturbances	9.5	.29	1.38	55.1	3.35	2.54
(8) Tactile disturbances	10	.30	1.33	65.7	2.25	2.20
(9) Orientation and clouding of sensorium	11	.29	.95	49.3	1.05	1.30
(10) Agitation	65.7	1.63	1.99	80.6	3.30	2.06
Total CIWA-Ar score	13.32 ± 9.27			20.4 ± 9.09

∗based on this table, we decided to conduct factor analysis on the data of 36 hours of abstinence.